Employment clerk vs certified medical technician

The differences between employment clerks and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an employment clerk, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, which is higher than the $32,708 average annual salary of an employment clerk.

The top three skills for an employment clerk include data entry, quality customer service and background checks. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Employment clerk vs certified medical technician overview

	Employment Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$32,708	$38,859
Hourly rate	$15.72	$18.68
Growth rate	-5%	5%
Number of jobs	70,169	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	47	44
Years of experience	2	12

Employment clerk vs certified medical technician salary

Employment clerks and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Employment Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$32,708	$38,859
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between employment clerk and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between an employment clerk and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Employment Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	Western Carolina University	University of Connecticut

Employment clerk vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between employment clerks' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Employment Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	47	44
Gender ratio	Male, 24.6% Female, 75.4%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Asian, 8.1% White, 52.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between employment clerk and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Employment clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Create employee work schedules for conventions/ events and prepare payroll daily.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Answer phones with the ability to provide accurate information and education on the communicability and disease process of tuberculosis.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Employment clerk vs certified medical technician skills

Common employment clerk skills

Data Entry, 25%
Quality Customer Service, 13%
Background Checks, 11%
HR, 9%
Payroll, 8%
Telephone Calls, 8%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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